The Story of Tracy Beaker star Dani Harmer has made a shock confession about the Jacqueline Wilson books that made her famous while revealing her surprising career move
‘The Story of Tracy Beaker’ was a beloved British television show originally adapted from Jacqueline Wilson’s book of the same name. The show ran for five seasons from 2002 to 2005 and was adored by children nationwide.
Dani Harmer, who played Tracy Beaker, has also been featured in numerous adaptations and spin-offs, portraying a care worker in Tracy Beaker Returns and a mother in The Beaker Girls. Harmer is renowned for her role as Tracy, and in the most recent season of the Beaker spin-off, The Dumping Ground, she not only made a cameo in but also made her directing debut.
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Surprisingly, Dani Harmer, who famously played Tracy Beaker, has admitted on TikTok that she’s never actually read the original Tracy Beaker book, not even to this day. Despite becoming synonymous with the character, Harmer has said that the book simply wasn’t part of her preparation or personal reading, and she even asked to ‘borrow’ her friend’s book to go to the audition.
Before her directorial debut, she shadowed The Dumping Ground directors before taking charge herself. She expressed that it was hard to take charge, but she felt comfortable directing the episode after 10 minutes behind the camera.
Commenting on the new series, Dani told the BBC: “It is so good to be back and making a cameo as Tracy, she’s been a part of my life for over 20 years now, but I’d quite happily play her forever!”
Despite her sporadic reappearance on Beaker spin-offs, Dani Harmer is also a mother to two children, who don’t seem to quite understand how influential Dani’s character really is. Dani, now 36, recently revealed that her eight-year-old daughter, Avarie-Belle, wasn’t impressed with the original TV series.
Speaking to Fubar Radio, Dani explained that her daughter was now old enough to watch the Tracy Beaker spinoffs, but had nothing good to say about the original, which her mum starred in. Dani explained: “She (Avarie-Belle) loves all the Jacqueline Wilson books.
She continued: “She’s read Tracy Beaker, actually….. She’s watched quite a lot of The Dumping Ground, and I tried to show her a bit of Tracy Beaker, but she was like, ‘Mum, this is really boring.’ I was like, ‘how dare you!’. Hopefully, she’ll sit down and watch the OG series one day.”
Besides acting, Dani branched into the world of music back in 2008 after signing an impressive £3 million record deal with Universal. However, despite recording her debut album, ‘Superheroes,’ it was never released, and Dani later confirmed she had given up on her music career.
Source: Mirror
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